Illinois State Board of Education Center for Educator Effectiveness 100 North First Street, E-310  Springfield, IL 62777-0001 Phone: 217.782.2948  Fax: 217.557.8392 GIFTED SPECIALIST (PK-12) PROGRAM PROPOSAL . All program proposals shall meet requirements set forth in rule at the time the proposal is submitted.

Submit Proposals to: Cristina Dimmitt-Salinas [email protected] Please also email a copy to your ISBE consultant

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Institution:

Date of Submission to State Board of Education:

Primary Contact: Email : Phone number:

Secondary Contact: Email address: Phone number:

Name of the Education Unit: Name of the Program: Endorsements to be awarded:

Term: ☐ Semester ☐ Trimester ☐ Semester hour equivalent: (If credit is not awarded in semester hours)

Type of Program: Traditional Blended ☐ ☐ ☐ Online Only ☐ Alternative (face to face) (traditional & online)

Degree to be awarded: ☐ Licensure Only ☐ Undergraduate ☐ Graduate ☐ Doctorate

Level of the Program (as defined by CAEP): 1 ISBE ☐ Initial ☐ Advanced ☐ Alternative

Projected Size of Initial Cohort: Projected Student Entry Date: CRITERIA 1. Please complete the matrix to describe the criteria for admission to the program including the required grade point average for entry into the program, retention in the program and exit from the program. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(2)) Admission Retention Exit GPA: Example: Example: Example: ACT: Composite score of 22+ with Score 39/50 on each disposition Score 80/100 on clinical evaluation by writing score 16 evaluation. university supervisor and cooperating (Delete example) (Delete example) teacher. (Delete example)

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FACULTY 2. Please complete the matrix to identify the faculty members with the primary responsibility for preparing professional educators in the program and their qualifications for their positions. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(4)) Please list faculty with terminal degrees first. Area of PK -12 Teaching Expected Courses Name Degree Title Expertise Experience To Teach (Total Years & Grade Level)

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COURSE OF STUDY 3. Please complete the matrix to describe the required courses in the course of study. Include the proportion of coursework offered by distance learning or video conferencing technology. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120(a)(5-6) Course Credit Traditional Online Blended Other Modes Course Description Hours Face-to-Face Only (% Face–To- of Delivery Title/Name (Use X) (Use X) Face/% Online) (if applicable) (Suggested 2-3 sentences) Required for any Illinois Endorsement in the Middle Grades, this course will provide practicing Example: teachers with further knowledge and EDU 230 understanding of the unique intellectual, social, Methods of 3 50/50 emotional, physical, and developmental Teaching characteristics and needs of the young adolescent. Mathematics (Delete example) Teachers will develop middle school lessons to be shared with their peers in this course and used with their middle school students in the future. Add additional rows as needed

Total Credit Hours 4. Please complete the matrix to describe how the program meets the Professional Educator Licensure coursework requirements including the evidence of instruction relative to special education, reading, and English learners. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.25 (a)(1)) (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 24(Standards for All Illinois Teachers) Professional Educator Licensure coursework shall apply to the issuance of a candidate’s initial professional educator’s license. By checking the box, the institution will entitle candidates for their initial PEL as well as candidates who already hold a PEL. ☐ (COMPLETE MATRIX BELOW) ☐ By checking the box, the institution will only entitle candidates who already hold a PEL. (OMIT MATRIX BELOW) Course Requirement 1) Requirement 2) Requirement 3) Requirement 4) Title Reading Methods Reading in the Exceptional Child ESL/Bilingual Methods content area Instructional Methods Ex: XXX 123 X

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5. Please complete the matrix outlining what courses will be used to meet the endorsement and/or approval requirements for any subsequent endorsements and/or approvals to which the program will lead (e.g., ESL, Bilingual-Spanish, LBSI, etc.). Leave this section blank if your program will not include subsequent endorsements and/or approvals. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.100 (c)) a. Subsequent ESL/Bilingual endorsements must align to the following standards: a.i. the State Content Standards set forth in 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 27, Section 27.425 (English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual Education Beginning September 1, 2018) (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(1)(B))

By checking the box, candidates will be required to complete the coursework in the matrix below as part of the ☐ program.

☐ By checking the box, candidates will have the option to complete the coursework in the matrix below.

Subsequent Endorsement: ______Example: ESL__(Delete example)______Endorsement Course Course Credit Course Description Standards Requirement Title Name Hours (Suggested 2-3 sentences) The study of linguistics applied to Linguistics for teaching limited-English-speaking the Teacher of Linguistic students. Includes English and non- EIS 458 English 3 27.425 (a)(1)(A)(i-ii) (Delete example) English phonology, syntax, analysis, Language and application of linguistic theory. Learners Clock hours – 20 hours required.

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Field Experiences and Clinical Practice

6. Please complete the matrix to describe the field experiences and clinical practices related to the course of study as applicable to specific courses. Include the expected learning outcome for the required field experience and clinical practice. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120(a)(5-6) Course Field Experience Description Clock Expected Learning Outcome Title (Suggested 2-3 sentences) Hours (Suggested 3-5 sentences)

Ex: XXX 123

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7. Describe the criteria and measures taken to ensure candidates gain experience in diverse settings and with students with varying demographic characteristics. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(5)(A))

8. Describe the measures taken to ensure the candidates gain experience with technology relevant to the profession. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(5)(B))

9. Describe the program’s requirements for faculty supervision of the field experience and clinical practice. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(5)(C))

10. Please complete the matrix to describe how the program provides candidates with clinical experiences in the following areas: a. experience with five or more students at both the prekindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9 through 12; b. experience with at least one student enrolled in prekindergarten through grade 8; c. experience with at least one student enrolled in grades 9 through 12; and d. experience coaching or mentoring one or more teachers on the topic of gifted education. Candidates may work with student’s one on one or in a group. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.100 (l)(2)(B)) Clinical Experience Course Grade 9-Grade 12 Coaching/Mentorin PK-Grade 8 Elementary Secondary Title (5 or more g (5 or more students) (1 or more students) (1 or more students) students) (1 or more teachers) Ex: XXX 123 X X X

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ASSESSMENT

11. Please complete the matrix to provide a description of the program assessments to be used, as relevant to the program being proposed, and how the faculty will collect, analyze and use the data from the assessments used. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120(a)(3)) Describe how faculty will Describe how faculty will Describe how faculty will Assessment collect data from the analyze data from the utilize data from the assessment. assessment. assessment.

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STANDARDS In order to be considered for approval, a recognized institution shall propose a preparation program that meets the required standards. (Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.120 (a)(1)(A-E)) 12. Please complete the matrix to describe how the program meets: a. the state content standards set forth in 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 27, Section 27.495

b. the Standards for All Illinois Teachers(IPTS) set forth in 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 24.

c. the Social and Emotional Learning Standards(SEA) set forth in 23 Illinois Administrative Code 555 Appendix A.

5 ISBE d. the national standards if applicable as set forth in the SPA and Standards pdf located at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/spa_std_listing.pdf

e. The CAEP 2013 Accreditation Standards posted at http://caepnet.org/ (no later amendments to or editions of these standards are incorporated). Standards State Content Course Title Standards IPTS SEA National Standards Part 27 Ex: XXXX-1234 27.100 (a)(1)(G) 24.130(a)(1)(D) Goal 1: Learning Standard C 2.4, 2.1, 3.5 (Delete Example)

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CAEP Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Dispositions: 1.1 Candidates demonstrate an understanding of the 10 InTASC standards at the appropriate progression level(s) in the following categories: the learner and learning; content; instructional practice; and professional responsibility. Provider Responsibilities: Standard 1. Content and Pedagogical Knowledge 1.2 Providers ensure that candidates use research and evidence to develop an understanding of the teaching profession and use both to measure their P-12 students’ progress and their own professional practice. The provider ensures that candidates develop a deep 1.3 Providers ensure that candidates apply content and pedagogical knowledge understanding of the critical concepts and principles of as reflected in outcome assessments in response to standards of Specialized their discipline and, by completion, are able to use Professional Associations (SPA), the National Board for Professional Teaching discipline-specific practices flexibly to advance the Standards (NBPTS), states, or other accrediting bodies (e.g., National Association of Schools of Music – NASM). learning of all students toward attainment of college- and 1.4 Providers ensure that candidates demonstrate skills and commitment that career-readiness standards. afford all P-12 students access to rigorous college- and career-ready standards (e.g., Next Generation Science Standards, National Career Readiness Certificate, Common Core State Standards). 1.5 Providers ensure that candidates model and apply technology standards as they design, implement and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; and enrich professional practice. Please use the space below to describe how the program meets the standard above. Include in your description a reference to the relative indicators (if applicable). Partnerships for Clinical Preparation: 2.1 Partners co-construct mutually beneficial P-12 school and community arrangements, including technology-based collaborations, for clinical preparation and share responsibility for continuous improvement of candidate preparation. Partnerships for clinical preparation can follow a range of forms, participants, and functions. They establish mutually agreeable expectations for candidate entry, preparation, and exit; ensure that theory and practice are linked; maintain coherence across clinical and academic components of preparation; and share accountability for candidate outcomes. Standard 2. Clinical Partnerships and Practice Clinical Educators: 2.2 Partners co-select, prepare, evaluate, support, and retain high-quality clinical The provider ensures that effective partnerships and educators, both provider- and school-based, who demonstrate a positive impact on candidates’ development and P-12 student learning and development. high-quality clinical practice are central to preparation so In collaboration with their partners, providers use multiple indicators and that candidates develop the knowledge, skills, and appropriate technology-based applications to establish, maintain, and refine professional dispositions necessary to demonstrate criteria for selection, professional development, performance evaluation, continuous improvement, and retention of clinical educators in all clinical positive impact on all P-12 students’ learning and placement settings. development. 2.3 The provider works with partners to design clinical experiences of sufficient depth, breadth, diversity, coherence, and duration to ensure that candidates demonstrate their developing effectiveness and positive impact on all students’ learning and development. Clinical experiences, including technology-enhanced learning opportunities, are structured to have multiple performance-based assessments at key points within the program to demonstrate candidates’ development of the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions, as delineated in Standard 1, that are associated with a positive impact on the learning and development of all P-12 students. Please use the space below to describe how the program meets the standard above. Include in your description a reference to the relative indicators (if applicable).

Standard 3. Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Plan for Recruitment of Diverse Candidates who Meet Employment Needs: 3.1 The provider presents plans and goals to recruit and support completion of Selectivity high-quality candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and diverse populations to accomplish their mission. The admitted pool of candidates reflects the diversity of America’s P-12 students. The provider demonstrates efforts to The provider demonstrates that the quality of candidates know and address community, state, national, regional, or local needs for hard-to- is a continuing and purposeful part of its responsibility staff schools and shortage fields, currently, STEM, English-language learning, from recruitment, at admission, through the progression and students with disabilities. of courses and clinical experiences, and to decisions that Candidates Demonstrate Academic Achievement: completers are prepared to teach effectively and are 3.2 The provider meets CAEP minimum criteria or the state’s minimum criteria for academic achievement, whichever are higher, and gathers disaggregated data on recommended for certification. The provider the enrolled candidates whose preparation begins during an academic year. demonstrates that development of candidate quality is Additional Selectivity Factors: the goal of educator preparation in all phases of the 3.3 Educator preparation providers establish and monitor attributes and dispositions beyond academic ability that candidates must demonstrate at 7 ISBE admissions and during the program. The provider selects criteria, describes the measures used and evidence of the reliability and validity of those measures, and reports data that show how the academic and non-academic factors predict candidate performance in the program and effective teaching. Selectivity During Preparation: 3.4 The provider creates criteria for program progression and monitors candidates’ advancement from admissions through completion. All candidates demonstrate the ability to teach to college- and career-ready standards. Providers present multiple forms of evidence to indicate candidates’ developing content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and the integration of technology in all of these domains. program. This process is ultimately determined by a Selection At Completion: program’s meeting of Standard 4. 3.5 Before the provider recommends any completing candidate for licensure or certification, it documents that the candidate has reached a high standard for content knowledge in the fields where certification is sought and can teach effectively with positive impacts on P-12 student learning and development. 3.6 Before the provider recommends any completing candidate for licensure or certification, it documents that the candidate understands the expectations of the profession, including codes of ethics, professional standards of practice, and relevant laws and policies. CAEP monitors the development of measures that assess candidates’ success and revises standards in light of new results. The CAEP minimum criteria are a grade point average of 3.0 and a group average performance on nationally normed assessments or substantially equivalent state- normed assessments of mathematical, reading and writing achievement in the top 50 percent of those assessed. An EPP may develop and use a valid and reliable substantially equivalent alternative assessment of academic achievement. The 50th percentile standard for writing will be implemented in 2021. Starting in academic year 2016-2017, the CAEP minimum criteria apply to the group average of enrolled candidates whose preparation begins during an academic year. The provider determines whether the CAEP minimum criteria will be measured (1) at admissions, OR (2) at some other time prior to candidate completion. In all cases, EPPs must demonstrate academic quality for the group average of each year’s enrolled candidates. In addition, EPPs must continuously monitor disaggregated evidence of academic quality for each branch campus (if any), mode of delivery, and individual preparation programs, identifying differences, trends and patterns that should be addressed under component 3.1, Plan for recruitment of diverse candidates who meet employment needs. CAEP will work with states and providers to designate, and will periodically publish, appropriate “top 50 percent” proficiency scores on a range of nationally or state normed assessments and other substantially equivalent academic achievement measures, with advice from an expert panel. Alternative arrangements for meeting the purposes of this component will be approved only under special circumstances and in collaboration with one or more states. The CAEP President will report to the Board and the public annually on actions taken under this provision. Please use the space below to describe how the program meets the standard above. Include in your description a reference to the relative indicators (if applicable).

ASSURANCES Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.100 (l)(2) By checking the box, the institution ensures each candidate for the gifted education specialist endorsement shall hold an professional educator license endorsed at any of the grade levels of early, childhood, elementary, middle or secondary, of for special, and have at least two years of teaching experience on that license, or on a comparable out-of- ☐ state certificate or license, involving the education of gifted students. Each candidate shall be eligible to receive this endorsement on the professional educator license when he or she presents evidence of having completed the required teaching experience.

Per 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Part 25, Section 25.100 (l)(2)(A) By checking the box, the institution ensures each candidate shall hold a Master’s degree or higher awarded by a ☐ regionally accredited institution of higher education. ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMIC PROGRAM INVENTORY FORM FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS Please include with the ISBE Program Proposal. For additional programs, please submit one form for each.

1. Name of Institution:______2. Program Contact Information (Name, Address, Email and Phone Number):______3. Has your Education program been previously approved by the IBHE? Yes No a. If IBHE approval was not required because of your institution’s grandfathered status, has your institution reported your program enrollment information for the Fall Enrollment Survey? Yes No b. If IBHE degree-granting program approval is needed, contact the Division of Academic Affairs. CURRENT PROGRAM INFORMATION: 9 ISBE 4. Current Program Degree Title:______(Example: BA in Elementary Education) 5. IBHE Region Authorized for Approval (Check all approved regions for this program): Region 1-North Suburban Region 2-Fox Valley Region 3-West Suburban Region 4-Western Region 5-Central Region 6-South Metropolitan Region 7-Prairie Region 8-Southwestern Region 9-Southern Region 10-Chicago 6. Current Program IPEDS CIP Code Classification of Instructional Programs:______(Example CIP: 13.1202) 7. Last Date of Enrollment for Students in the Current Program (mo/day/year): ____/____/_____

NEW PROGRAM INFORMATION: (Please note that your program’s name, region, and CIP codes might change) 8. New Program Degree Title:______9. IBHE Region Authorized for Approval (Check all approved regions for this program): Region 1-North Suburban Region 2-Fox Valley Region 3-West Suburban Region 4-Western Region 5-Central Region 6-South Metropolitan Region 7-Prairie Region 8-Southwestern Region 9-Southern Region 10-Chicago 10. New Program IPEDS CIP Code -- Classification of Instructional Programs:______11. First Date of Enrollment for Students in the New Program (mo/day/year): ____/____/_____

Questions? Please contact IBHE Division of Academic Affairs, Dr. Gretchen Lohman at [email protected] or 217.782.2551.